Adopt-A-Creek

Goals

Awareness is the first step toward becoming interested in the watershed, which leads to the public becoming more involved in the decision-making and hands-on watershed and water quality protection and restoration efforts.

• To enhance the public’s awareness of the watershed in which they live and to encourage good stewardship of our valuable streams, wetlands, water supply, and overall watershed.
• To create a sense of ownership and responsibility of local streams and the surrounding environment.

Objectives

• Create an educational awareness Adopt-A-Creek program that can easily be implemented by the District.
• Develop a program that will be funded by independent local entities. These entities can sponsor creek signs, while providing a form of publicity for the local entity as well as providing local involvement in improving the environment.
  • Cause the public to take better care of its resources and help solve problems like: Dumping of household garbage, old appliances and yard waste into streams.
  • Improper use and disposal of chemicals.
  • Littering.

Informational Brochure

Steps to sponsoring a sign at a Creek near you:

1) Choose a sign location from the list

2) Read and sign the adoptee agreement

3) Fill out the application and submit to the Resource Conservation District